Dalew Farms Newsletter-Winter 2017

2016 "Spring Newsletter"

Howdy Folks! It has been some time since we have sent a newsletter around! We hope that this letter finds you well!

Many changes have gone on around here over the last year & a half and we’d like to take the time now to update you on that! As you may recall, we were venturing into the dairy goat business

….. We’re happy to say that we have been milking goats since February 2015 (just over a year now) and so far we love it! We are unhappy to say however that we have not been able to milk our goats in the new barn we had started building in the fall of 2014 due to a lot of delays and dispute with the construction company we had hired. We are very fortunate though that our neighbors have allowed us to rent their barn until our dispute is settled in order to allow us to keep the goat her

We are planning on hosting an open house here once the construction of our new barn is complete. It may be some time yet but stay tuned! Jd we had already purchased and to get our new venture going ASAP!

Our kids (children…not our goat kidsJ) are growing like weeds….Jacob will soon be 8 in April, Olivia 6 this summer and Emma just turned 4! Jacob has some interest in farm work however seems to be more interested in the electronic world thus far. He has played soccer last summer and plans on doing so this coming season as well. Olivia is a natural with animals and is very artistic, she will be taking dance lessons soon which she can’t wait to start! Emma is mommy’s “mini-me” as Dave and several family members have noted and she likes helping whenever she can! Our baby will be starting school this September!

Getting back to the farm; we have also been carrying on with raising our Grass-Fed Beef. This is something we feel that we are getting very experienced at and love doing. We are currently opening a limited (first come,

first serve) amount of beef freezer orders for this season (beef that will be ready late in the fall of 2016) to non-Cow Share Members. This means that you can place an order for a Split Half of Beef without being a Cow Share Member BUT we recommend considering investing in a Cow Share in order to guarantee a freezer order every year. We currently have 5 spots available on our Cow Share Program. All the info on how it works is listed on our web site: http://dalewfarms.ca/index.php/cow-share.

If you would like to go ahead and place an order for this fall, please go to our web site:

http://dalewfarms.ca/index.php/store. You will also notice (if you haven’t already visited our new web store) that we have a limited amount of beef available to order by the piece on there. As usual, you may place an order and arrange to pick it up at the farm or have it delivered for a $20 fee.

With being in the dairy goat business there also comes a lot of offspring from our animals!! In order to have milk, the female goats must have babies about every 12 months. Last time we kidded (instead of calving for cows), we were getting a lot of twins and some triplets….our goat herd has more than doubled since we started! We have been selling the male offspring for meat and keeping the females to expand our herd but soon we will start selling females as well. This summer, we plan on grazing some goats for fall freezer orders in order to get a healthier grass-fed goat meat. This is something we had shied away from in the beginning because of our lack of experience with goats but we are confident we will be able to do so this season. I have added some info below about the health benefits of goat meat for those interested. We have been enjoying the meat ourselves and find it to be very tender. It has a taste all of its own and we have been handing out free samples to a

nyone interested in trying it for the first time!

Goat Meat Freezer Orders

As mentioned earlier on, we can give you a small sample of goat meat along with a recipe if you would like to give it a try before placing an order for a whole goat.

We will be raising these goats on pasture this season, and orders will be ready later in the fall. If you would like an order ASAP, this is possible as well but the goat will not be pasture-raided.

The price is $10.99/lb (goats are between 30-50lbs hanging weight), including cut & wrap and a $100 deposit is required….place your order today on our web store: http://dalewfarms.ca/index.php/storefor this fall!

Health Benefits of Goat Meat

Goat Meat is a healthy alternative to beef and chicken because of its lower calorie, fat and cholesterol totals.

A staple in North African and Middle Eastern cuisine, goat meat comprises 63 percent of red meat consumed worldwide. If you're looking for a leaner alternative to traditional meats, goat meat could be the answer.

Calories & Fat

A 3-ounces portion of goat meat has 122 calories, which is considerably less than beef's 179 and chicken's 162.

In terms of fat, goat is much leaner than other, more readily available meats. Goat meat's 2.6 grams of total fat per 3-ounce serving is about one-third of beef's 7.9 grams and roughly half of chicken's 6.3 grams. So if you do have to watch your fat intake; goat meat can be a good addition to your diet.

Cholesterol & Iron

If you're watching your cholesterol levels, goat meat can again be a nutritious alternative to other meats. Goat's 63.8 milligrams of cholesterol per 3-ounce serving is considerably less than beef and pork's 73.1 milligrams and chicken's 76 milligrams per serving.

Animal meat is a source of complete proteins, which are proteins containing the eight amino acids your body cannot create on its own. Many people struggle to balance meat's high protein and high fat content.

Goat's 23 grams of protein per serving is comparable to the 25 grams in a serving of beef and chicken, meaning you won't have to sacrifice a key protein source. In fact, a 3-ounce serving of goat fulfills 46 percent of most people's daily value of protein.

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We tried it.......and we love it!

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Published: 12 May 2015

Goat meat that is!

We had never actually tried some ourselves and yesterday Emma (my 3 year old) and I took a trip to the abattoir to watch Gilles show us the different parts of the goat and what cuts can be made, etc... It was

quite interesting and the goat meat was a much darker red than I expected... it looks more like beef than lamb.

The meat was very tender and did not taste gamey to us at all (like we expected). Jake said "This is delicious!!! It's even better than beef!" and all our kids finished their plates. :)

Reserve your Goat Meat Freezer Orders Now!

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Published: 29 April 2015

Howdy Folks!

As we previously mentionned was coming, we now have some goat freezer orders available to reserve for this fall...quantities are limited so don't delay! Please take a look at the description on the web store: Whole Goat Freezer Order, and let us know if you have any questions!

Chantal & Dave

Welcome to our New Web Site!

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Published: 28 March 2015

Howdy Folks!

We've finaly had the chance to set up our new web site and we hope it will make it easier for you to keep in touch and up to date with what's going on at the Farm and to order from our online store.

Although we no longer make scheduled trips to North Bay and Sudbury we are cordinating deliveries to surrounding areas when we have demand or you can also arrange to pick up an order at the Farm.

We will be adding goat meat freezer orders to our lineup in the next while so please stay tuned!